[FPSPACE] FW: Hubble Observations Confirm Planet Formation Theories

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: SciTech.editorial at esa.int
>To: ljk4 at msn.com
>Subject: Hubble Observations Confirm Planet Formation Theories
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:16:52 +0200 (CEST)
>
>MISSION NEWS AS OF 10 OCTOBER 2006
>
>+ HUBBLE OBSERVATIONS CONFIRM THAT PLANETS FORM FROM DISKS AROUND STARS 
>[HEIC0613]
>By combining numerous Hubble observations taken over a 3-year period with 
>ground based observations, a team of astronomers led by G. Fritz Benedict 
>and Barbara E. McArthur has deduced the inclination of the nearest 
>exoplanet's orbit around its parent star Epsilon Eridani and found it to be 
>aligned with the star's debris disk.
>http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=40113
>
>===================================================
>ANNOUNCEMENTS
>
>+ INTEGRAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR KEY PROGRAMME OBSERVING 
>PROPOSALS FOR THE AO-5 CYCLE OF OBSERVATIONS
>The ESA director of science David Southwood invites proposers from all over 
>the world to participate in this Announcement of Opportunity for Key 
>Programmes of the AO-5 Cycle of Observations with INTEGRAL.
>http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=40117
>
>====================================================
>MISSION STATUS REPORTS
>
>+ ROSETTA - SECOND DEEP SPACE MANOEUVRE
>On 29 September at 2:00UT, Rosetta successfully executed its second Deep 
>Space Manoeuvre, altering the orbit by imparting a delta-v of nearly 32 
>m/s. Rosetta is on course for a Mars flyby planned to take place in 
>February 2007.
>http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=40112
>
>+ MARS EXPRESS - PREPARED FOR CONJUNTION SEASON
>After a recent period of power limitations due to long eclipses, Mars 
>Express has been reconfigured to nominal configuration and is prepared for 
>the conjunction season. In addition, preparations for a number of 
>coordinated scientific observations between Mars Express and Rosetta 
>instruments during the Rosetta Mars swingby of February 2007 are ongoing.
>http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=40116
>
>====================================================
>KEEP IN TOUCH
>
>+ SCITECH RSS
>Subscribe to SciTech's RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds to get the 
>latest updates delivered directly to your desktop.
>http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=37599
>
>+ SCITECH SCREENSAVER
>Don't forget to download the SciTech Screensaver a multi-facetted 
>application that allows you to keep abreast of status reports, news and 
>announcements of events taking place at ESA Science.
>http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=34651
>
>====================================================
>
>